A doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A position that religious belief should not influence public and governmental decisions 2 The related political belief in the separation of church and state

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Secularism \Sec"u*lar*ism\, n. The state or quality of being secular; a secular spirit; secularity. The tenets or principles of the secularists.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Secularism is the principle of the separation of government institutions and persons mandated to represent the state from religious institutions and religious dignitaries . One manifestation of secularism is asserting the right to be free from religious ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"doctrine that morality should be based on the well-being of man in the present life, without regard to religious belief or a hereafter," 1846, from secular + -ism .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ the secularism of American popular culture ▪ Turkey's secularism EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, enlightened despotism, secularism , nationalism and liberalism had all fanned the flames. ...